Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Sudan

Physicians per 1,000 people in Sudan in 2017 — 0.25 per 1,000. Ranked 119 in the world out of 139. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 733.3%.

2017 0.25 per 1,000 −36.87% vs 2015
World rank 119of 139
Period maximum 0.4 per 1,0002015
Period minimum 0.03 per 1,0001960

Trend over time

1960–2017 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Sudan, 1960–201700.10.20.30.4196019661972197819841990199620022008201420171960: 0.03 per 1,0001965: 0.04 per 1,0001970: 0.07 per 1,0001975: 0.07 per 1,0001980: 0.11 per 1,0001981: 0.1 per 1,0001984: 0.1 per 1,0001986: 0.09 per 1,0001994: 0.11 per 1,0001996: 0.09 per 1,0002000: 0.16 per 1,0002004: 0.25 per 1,0002006: 0.35 per 1,0002007: 0.35 per 1,0002008: 0.32 per 1,0002015: 0.4 per 1,0002017: 0.25 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.22 (+733.33%) Average annual rate: 3.79 %

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sudan

Sudan 0.25 per 1,000
Northern Africa computed 0.71 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2017 0.25
2015 0.4
2008 0.32 −0.02 −6.94%
2007 0.35 +0 +0%
2006 0.35
2004 0.25
2000 0.16
1996 0.09
1994 0.11
1986 0.09
1984 0.1
1981 0.1 −0.01 −8.18%
1980 0.11
1975 0.07
1970 0.07
1965 0.04
1960 0.03

Northern Africa, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of practicing physicians (general practitioners and specialists alike) per 1,000 people. WHO treats a level below 2.3 health workers per 1,000 people as the critical threshold of health workforce provision — below it, basic coverage of health services cannot be secured.

Important: The data are not collected every year; countries differ in whether they count only practicing physicians or all licensed ones.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.